Recipe courtesy of Little Jewel of New Orleans
Little Jewel "Irish Channel" Roast Beef Po'Boy with Debris Gravy
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 9 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 707
- Total Fat
- 31
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 21
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 86
- Cholesterol
- 270
- Sodium
- 1544
- Total: 8 hr 50 min
- Active: 50 min
Ingredients
Roast Beef:
1/4 to 1/3 cup cayenne pepper (or more if you want it spicier!)
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons salt, or to taste
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried thyme
One 8- to 10-pound chuck roast
4 cups beef broth
One 355-milliliter bottle lager beer
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 carrots, rough chopped
2 white onions, rough chopped
1 small bunch celery, rough chopped
Debris Gravy and Assembly:
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
4 ounces all-purpose flour
One 14.5-ounce can beef stock, optional
Lettuce, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise, toasted split baguettes, onions and Louisiana-style hot sauce, for serving
Directions
- For the roast beef: Preheat the oven to 270 degrees F or to 250 degrees F on a convection setting.
- Combine the cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, basil and thyme in a bowl and incorporate. Completely cover the roast with the dry rub ingredients.
- Combine the beef broth, beer and Worcestershire in a large roasting pan, then add the bay leaves, carrots, onions and celery all around the edges. Put the roast in the center. Cover pot tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil. Bake "slow and low" until it is soft, 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove the roast and shred with a fork. Save all the meat juices in the pan for the gravy.
- For the debris gravy: Melt the butter, then add the flour a little at a time, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking, until a blonde roux forms, about 10 minutes.
- Put roast beef drippings in a pot with 2 cups shredded beef and bring to a boil, then reduce heat. (Add canned beef stock if you want it thinner.) Slowly whisk in the blonde roux and cook, whisking, until it achieves desired gravy thickness.
- New Orleans-style po'boy sandwiches are traditionally served "dressed". That means lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayonnaise (the eggier the better!).
- You will need toasted and split French baguettes (hollow them out to make more room for the beef). Fully dress those suckers! (Add onions if you like.)
- Also, a good Louisiana-style hot sauce is recommended. Put lots of hot shredded roast beef on the sandwich and top it generously with piping hot "debris gravy". Eat it with an ice-cold beer for the authentic experience. Bon appetit!